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A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten... read more
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Characters/People edit
- William Gibbons: Add a description of this character.
- Thomas Gibbons
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Daniel Drew
- Horace Clark
- Jay Gould
- Frank
- Augustus Schell
- Ogden
- Livingston
- Peck
- Sophia
- Comstock
- Billy
- Horace Greeley
- Fisk
- Corneil
- Daniel Allen
- Jackson
- Scott
- Phebe
- Jacob
- Erie
- Lockwood
- Claflin
- Mcneill
- Eldridge
- Palmer
- John
- Webster
- Barnard
- Sanford
- Cornele
- Cornell
- Richard Schell
- Grant
- James Banker
- Lewis
- Stevens
Setting & Locations edit
- New York Central
- Albany
- Staten Island
- Wall Street
- Stonington
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- Manhattan Club
- Hudson River Railroad
- Chicago
- New Jersey
- Richmond
- North America
- Lexington
- Saratoga
- Boston
- Harlem
- Worcester
- Philadelphia
- Providence
- Washington Place
- New Brunswick
- Europe
- Long Island Sound
- New England
- Buffalo
- London
- Norwich
- North River
- Oregon
- Massachusetts
- Athens
- South Street
- Elizabethtown
- Britain
- South Shore
- Connecticut
- Atlantic
- Brooklyn
- Mouse
- Baltimore
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2010 of 96 in Pultizer Prize Winners - Biography or Autobiography. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- T. J. Stiles (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 736
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 736
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (2010: Biography)
- National Book Award (2009: Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.5092
Subjects edit
- Books › Business & Investing › Small Business & Entrepreneurship › Entrepreneurship
- Books › Nonfiction › Transportation › Railroads
- Books › Nonfiction › Transportation › Ships
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Business
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
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